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Rapid assessment of lamp spectrum to quantify ecological effects of light at night

Overview of attention for article published in THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY, June 2018
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Title
Rapid assessment of lamp spectrum to quantify ecological effects of light at night
Published in
THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY, June 2018
DOI 10.1002/jez.2184
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Authors

Travis Longcore, Airam Rodríguez, Blair Witherington, Jay F. Penniman, Lorna Herf, Michael Herf

Abstract

For many decades, the spectral composition of lighting was determined by the type of lamp, which also influenced potential effects of outdoor lights on species and ecosystems. Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps have dramatically increased the range of spectral profiles of light that is economically viable for outdoor lighting. Because of the array of choices, it is necessary to develop methods to predict the effects of different spectral profiles without conducting field studies, especially because older lighting systems are being replaced rapidly. We describe an approach to predict responses of exemplar organisms and groups to lamps of different spectral output by calculating an index based on action spectra from behavioral or visual characteristics of organisms and lamp spectral irradiance. We calculate relative response indices for a range of lamp types and light sources and develop an index that identifies lamps that minimize predicted effects as measured by ecological, physiological, and astronomical indices. Using these assessment metrics, filtered yellow-green and amber LEDs are predicted to have lower effects on wildlife than high pressure sodium lamps, while blue-rich lighting (e.g., K ≥ 2200) would have greater effects. The approach can be updated with new information about behavioral or visual responses of organisms and used to test new lighting products based on spectrum. Together with control of intensity, direction, and duration, the approach can be used to predict and then minimize the adverse effects of lighting and can be tailored to individual species or taxonomic groups.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 152 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 31 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 14%
Student > Master 18 12%
Student > Bachelor 13 9%
Other 11 7%
Other 17 11%
Unknown 40 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 42 28%
Environmental Science 41 27%
Physics and Astronomy 4 3%
Engineering 3 2%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 1%
Other 11 7%
Unknown 49 32%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 319. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 November 2023.
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